Michigan at CDC’s highest risk level as flu levels hit a 25-year high

METRO DETROIT (WXYZ) — Flu levels are at a 25-year high and cases are popping up in communities across the area. It’s something that has so many people concerned, and for good reason.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s latest map has Michigan at the highest-risk level, showing just how widespread this surge has become. The CDC estimates there have been at least 11 million flu cases as of Saturday, Dec. 27, as well at least 120,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. At the same time, outpatient doctor’s visits nationwide for flu-like illnesses are at the highest level recorded since 1997, per the CDC.
Thousands of people are dealing with the flu statewide and even here locally, and as cases continue to rise, so does the level of concern.
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Michigan at CDC’s highest risk level as flu levels hit a 25-year high